Collapsible luggage carrier



Nov. 17, GBURANT- COLLAPSI BLE LUGGAGE CARRI ER Filed Feb. 27 1924 Patented N ov. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,562,410 PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAV BURANDT, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. ASSIGNOR TO MARQUETTE MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, OF ST. PAUL. MINNESOTA.

COLLAPSIBLE LUGGAGE CARRIER.

Application filed February 27', 1924.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l. Gusrav Brumm: a citizen of the United States, and a resident of St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented a certain new and useful Collapsible Luggage Carrier, of which the following is a specification,

The object of my invention is to provide a collapsible luggage carrier of simple, durable and comparatively inexpensive construction.

h/Iore particularly, my invention relates to a luggage carrier adapted to be secured to a running board of an automobile and so arranged that it may be collapsed to such a position that it will rest against the edge of the running board itself and be almost unnoticeable.

Still a further object is to provide a pair of bars having a number of spaced links pivotally connected thereto so that the bars may loe arranged side by side with the links received therebetween or may be spaced apart with the links arranged at right angles to the bars, and a locking rod secured to one of the bars and adapted to coact with the other bar for retaining the links in vertical position where the structure will be retained in position to serve as a luggage carrier.

Still a further object is to provide a catch member on one of said bars adapted to coact with the locking rod when the parts are in their collapsed or inoperative position for retaining them in that position.

Still a further object is to provide a pair of angle iron bars arranged side by side so that they form a casing for covering a number of links secured thereto when the luggage carrier is in inoperative position.

Still another object is to provide a latch member for positively securing the locking bar in operative position for holding the luggage carrier in operative position.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an auto mobile with my improved luggage carrier Serial No. 695,443.

shown thereon in operative position, the dotted lines showing the position the parts will assume when moved to inoperative or collapsed position.

Figure 2 is an end View of the luggage carrier when collapsed, looking at it from an angle.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Figure 1 showing the luggage carrier in its collapsed position.

Figure 4 isa detail, perspective view of one end of the luggage carrier showing the locking bar for retaining the same in collapsed position.

ln the accompanying drawings, T have used the reference numeral 1() to indicate generally an automobile body with the ordinary front fender 11 and the running hoard 19, arranged between the front and rear fenders of the automobile.

My improved luggage carrier consists of a pair of ai'igle iron bars 13 and 14, which are so positioned that their interior surfaces face each other and at the same time form a channel shaped casing due to the positioning of the angle iron bars 13 and 14, as clearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.

The angle iron bar 1? may be properly termed the upper bar, while the other bar 14 may be properly termed the. lower bar.

Secured to one side of the lower bar 14 by means of the rivets 15 are the clamp yokes 16. A clamp screw 17 having a swivel head 18 thereon is mounted in each of the clamp vokes 1G and adapted to abut against the underside of the running board 12 for securely retaining the luggage carrier in position.

The lower' bar 14 is somewhat longer than the upper bar 13, as clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawings.

Pivotally mounted on the lower bar 14 are a number of links 19, which in turn have their free ends pivotally connected to the upper bar 18. The links 19 are capable of movement to position from substantially vertical to position where they will be parallel with the bars 13 and 14, the dotted line position showing how the links 19 may be moved.

When the links 19 are in their vertical position, then the two bars 13 and 14 are spaced apart and when in this position, the structure serves as a luggage carrier.

ln order to retain the lozii l?) in spiioed position from the biir lil ind the links l5) in vertical position, l provide ii looking rod 2() which is pivotzilly secured to the upper bzir ll by ineens of s ri Vet 2l.

The bar M has formed in it un inclined noteh 22 which reeeii'es one end of the loekingirod 20. rlhe looking rod 2l) has its free end 'formed With zi hook which is received in the-notch 22.

ln order to retain the looking; rod 2l) in itsl loi-king positionn l mount s latch 24; on th" liiioli side of the bar ll by iii/uns oll :i rirci 25, Whifh luteh is zidaipteil` to extend over the lorli ro-:l 2l) when it is received in 'the not-eli 2:2. i

From the sonst uotion of the parts just desoribei'l, it will ln. seen that when the parts in upper bzir lil und the links l) to swingij t' position shown in the dotted lines in Fig l nd to Continue to swing;w until the biir l is brought to positioi "ibstiuitiiilly by the side ot the bnr Where the links Sl will be rw wired therebetween.

fl`he looking' rod 20 has one of its ends the rivet 2l oui-ved. is at 2i".

inenil'ier 251% is lsstoned to the imei: i 'lne lor-Jer bai lliinil hais :in oui turned pi'o'erl'ion 259 thereon.

vfoil 2l) muy be sprungl outfient iiiiioiiiit so lo permit lveifoiiil the aiolieilion E29 und then weil between he lower bzii' lil; :unl ie projeif'ioi'i S25? oi' the (fateli iiieiuber 2H. lilv` i'witeli iiieiiibei' i 2&5 :ind loeliingi rod 2l). when llio pzirts are iii Closed posiioii. iro

lowly illustrated in liigijure flot the drawings.

'llhe lotlzins` rod 20, when in engagement ii'itlillie ciizeli member 25%, will retiiiii the tufo iY zin-:l l-l side by side with all of ille links substantially concealed therebetween swing to position shown in solidv lines inligifure l sind at `Wliiohtime it wilhtogether With the remainder ofy the: structure, serif'e iis a luggage Carrier.

will he notei'l that l liiizfo pi'in'iiloil zi very etioient 'iiigggzige (terrier. which occupies ii iiiiniuiiiin ziiiioiint oi s; i the edge ot the iiiiinii boord use und when i i .liicl ifi-iii be ifiuelily und eiisdjifv moreil lio operati re position.

"E" Yi .L iv: i .1: n itii the sind ol luggage ezirriei' iorininp ii port ol' my inveiitioiny it possible to retziin bozii'il ir purpofiwi.

aies iiiiini7 be ixiiiile iii the ironsrurl'ioii and zirriingeiuent olf the vzi'i'ioiis pzii'tfi el' iiij; iiiinnlioo` witlioiit Minot-mg li'oiii llie reu l spirit iiiiil purpose oli in ilr ini `riitioii iinil it is my intention lo @over by in tlieiiLi-iide of.' side position with the links :1 wlw ii hi'iriicontiil position.v sziiil ineens iiiiliiilii :i pifroteil loiliiigg rod hiiif'inp; one

oui-red. 'si notch toi-ined in one en-:l of '1li sziid bars7 said looking rod adopted to :rs'inlorer 'he end of the bnr having the iiotili therein und be revolved therein.

i collapsible luggage carrier adapted to be seloured to :,i. runningv boord ol: :in iiiutomobile.y (comprising` ii biir, ii. iilurillity ol liiilis, pivoted :it one oit their ends: to said .bar :iiid ut the other ends to another part of the Harrier, said links lie-ing' capable of movement troni position parallel with siiidibzir lo position vertical to said-bar, and means i-oiiuei-teil with, Suid bili' for' retaining the luggage eziirier in collapsed position, said iiieziiisI iiieludinfi' a rod pivoted to said bar :uid adapted to exto-uil around ai. fixed member on another part ol' the luggage ezirrier.

8. A collapsible luggage carrier adapted to be secured to ii` runningl liozirdol iin unto mobile comprising it pair of bals, links pivote-d zit their ends to sii-id 'bai-s for per'- initting1 one of said bars to be inovedrelzitive to the other with zi4 longitudinally swinging; movement7 sV locking rod pivoted to one of said; bars adapted to coaet With the other oil seid bars for maintaining the carrier in raised position and adaptedto eX- tendbelov7 saidiloiwer bi1-r. and substantially parallel. therewith when the Carrier is .in closed position ttor holding the sinne eollapsed.

l. A luggage carrier Comprising` a. pair of bars, a` plurality` of links pivotedto the respective bzirs to permit the movement of the bars -from substantially spaced horizont-al position to position side by side and vice versa and means 'tor locking said bars in their side by side position with the links arranged in horizontal position, said means including a pivoted lockingl rod having one end curved. a notch formed in one end of one oi: said bars, said locking rod adapted to swing over the end oi the bar having the notch therein and be received therein, and a second notch in the bar having the first notch therein adapted to receive said locking rod for retaining the parts in raised position.

5. A luggage carrier comprising a pair of bars, a plurality of links pivoted to the respective bars to permit the movement of the bars trom substantially spaced horizontal position to position side by side and vice versa and means for locking said bars in their sido by side position with the links arranged in horizont-al position, said means including a pivoted locking rod having one end curved and a hook on its other end, a notch formed in one end of one of said bars, said locking rod adapted to swing over the end of the bar having the notch therein and be received therein, and a sec-ond notch in the bar having the first notch therein adapted to receive the hook end of said locking rod for retaining the parts in raised position.

6. A luggage carrier comprising a pair of bars, a plurality of links pivoted to the respect-ive bars to permit the movement of the bars from substantially spaced! horizontal position to position side by side and vice. versa and means for locking said bars in their side by side position with the links arranged in horizontal position, said means including a pivoted locking rod having one end curved, a. notch formed in one end of one ot' said bars, said locking rod adapted to swing over the end otl the bar having the notch therein and a latch member adapted to coact with the curved end olf said locking rod.

T. A luggage carrier comprising a pair ot' bars, a plurality of links pivoted to the respective bars to permit the movement of the bars troni substantially spaced horizontal position to position side by side and vice vers; and means for locking said bars in their side by side position with the links arranged in horizontal position, said means including a pivoted locking rod having One end curved, a notch formed in one end of one of said bars, said locking rod adapted to swing over the end ot the bar having the notch therein and be received therein, with a portion of the locking rod resting below the under side of said last bar and engaged by a catch member.

8. A collapsible baggage carrier comprising, a lower rail, means for attaching the same to the running board of an automobile or the like, an upper rail, links ivotally connecting the upper and lower rai s, a lock link pivotally connected with the upper rail and having detachable engagement with the lower rail, said lock link being adapted to be shifted to a position beneath the lower rail when the upper rail is in the lowered position, and means for detachably connecting the free end of the lock link with the lower rail when the device is collapsed.

Des Moines, Iowa, February 18, 1924.

GUSTAV BURANDT. 

